Neville Goddard on Luke 7:22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 7 in context

Scripture Focus

22Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

Luke 7:22

Biblical Context

Jesus directs his messengers to report the signs of the Messiah: the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the gospel is proclaimed to the poor.

Neville's Inner Vision

Plainly, Luke’s list is not merely a catalog of miracles; it is a map of inner shifts available to every consciousness. 'The blind see' points to renewed perception within, where attention clears and alignments shift. 'The lame walk' marks movement from limitation to motion, a decision of the will embodied in a new inner posture. 'Lepers are cleansed' references release from stale beliefs that once isolated you. 'The deaf hear' signifies listening to the I AM, the eternal voice inside, rather than outer clamor. 'The dead are raised' signals the revival of a dormant possibility—a new idea, a new life in mind. 'To the poor the gospel is preached' invites the humble awareness that the kingdom is your own present interior state, not a future event. The message is that the kingdom arrives when you acknowledge your power to imagine and feel it into being. Jesus tells John to verify by the signs, but the true verifications are inner: your new seeing, walking, cleansing, hearing, rising, and preaching begin as imagined states that irresistibly disturb the old state.

Practice This Now

Assume the state you desire as already true in your imagination and feel it fully now; then rest in that feeling for several breaths, letting it revise your sense of what is possible.